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"Rocky Top" is an American country and bluegrass song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant in 1967 and first recorded by the Osborne Brothers later that same year. The song, which is a city-dweller's lamentation over the loss of a simpler and freer existence in the hills of Tennessee, is one of Tennessee's ten official state songs and has been recorded by dozens of artists from multiple musical genres worldwide since its publication. In U.S. college athletics, "Rocky Top" is associated with the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee (UT), whose Pride of the Southland Band has played a marching band version of the song at the school's sporting events since the early 1970s.〔〔〕 The Osborne Brothers' 1967 bluegrass version of the song reached No. 33 on the U.S. Country charts, and Lynn Anderson's 1970 version peaked at No. 17 on the U.S. Country charts. In 2005, ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' ranked "Rocky Top" number seven on its list of 100 Songs of the South.〔Bryan Perry (producer), Shane Harrison, Sonia Murray, Nick Marino, and Soyia Ellison, (100 Songs of the South ). Retrieved: 2009-09-20.〕 ==Background== "Rocky Top" was written by married songwriting duo Boudleaux Bryant (1920–1987) and Felice Bryant (1925–2003) in 1967. At the time, the Bryants were working at The Gatlinburg Inn in Gatlinburg, Tennessee on a collection of slow-tempo songs for a project for Archie Campbell and Chet Atkins. Writing the fast-paced "Rocky Top," which took about 10 minutes to write, served as a temporary diversion for them.〔 While the song became a staple of the Osborne Brothers concerts in the late 1960s, the song did not achieve mass popularity until the early 1970s, when Lynn Anderson's version reached number seventeen on the Billboard Country Top 100. In 1972, UT's Pride of the Southland Band first played the song as part of one of its drills, the idea and arrangement being primarily the work of band arranger Barry MacDonald. The song was deemed popular enough to be played at a halftime country music show at a game against Alabama in October 1972, gaining fans' attention. UT recognized the song's appeal and the band started playing Rocky Top at every game. Longtime band director W.J. Julian stated that if Rocky Top was ever not played, then there would be a mutiny among Vol fans, reflecting the song's deep-rooted foundation in UT sports. The song was officially adopted as the fifth Tennessee state song in 1982.〔Bill Williams, (Our Stories: Rocky Top ). ''WBIR.com'', 19 November 2008. Retrieved: 20 September 2009. 〕〔() 〕 In the 1970s, the song achieved such popularity among bar crowds that the Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based old-time band the Red Clay Ramblers' national tours included a crowd-pleasing satire informally titled "Play 'Rocky Top' (or I'll Punch Your Lights Out.)"〔()〕 The Bryants' children currently own the rights to the song under the corporate name "House of Bryant,"〔Clay Carey, "('Rocky Top' Clip Puts Network A&E in Court ). ''The Tennessean'', 26 August 2009. Retrieved: 20 September 2009.〕 and the song's original sheet music is on display at the Rocky Top Village Inn in downtown Gatlinburg.〔Beth Haynes, "(Rocky Top Penned at Gatlinburg Inn )." ''WBIR.com'', 4 September 2009. Retrieved: 2009-09-20.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rocky Top」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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